Gabment-hanger



V. A. VEDETTO.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 10 ms.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VETO ANTONIO VEDETTO, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 26, 1920.

Application filed November 10, 1919. Serial No. 337,078.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Vnro ANTONIO VE- nn'r'ro, a subject of the King of Italy, resid- My invention relates to garment hangers of the type that are constructed in telescopic sections for supporting coats, vests, trousers, skirts and the like.

An object of the device is to provide a garment hanger of the type named whereby the hanger can be secured to a horizontal bar as Well as to a hook or like support;

A further object isto provide a garment hanger of the type described whereby when the telescopic sections thereof are extended that the same may be retained in such extended position;

A still further object is to provide means in a garment hanger of the type described to retain the flexible links and the extensions on the arms of said hanger to which they are attached in folded. position within said arms while said arms are being folded within the casing.

\Vith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of parts of a garment hanger as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention. s

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of the hanger with the telescopic sections extended;

Fig. 2is likewise a transverse sectional view, part of the device being broken away;

Fig. 3 is also a transverse sectional view illustratinga means of locking the arms when extended;

Fig. 3? is a sectional view illustrating another method of locking the arms when extended;

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 3; f

Fig. 5 is a front view, partly in section, illustrating flexible links attached to extensions on the arms of the hanger and the method of folding same within said arms and the casing;

v Fig. 6 is an end view of the device shown 1n Flg. 5;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 77 of Fig. 5';

Fig. 8 illustrates in perspective the cover and easing of the device and means of locking and unlocking a side arm of the cover; and g Fig. 9 is a front view'of the cover illus trating another method of locking and .unlocking a side arm of the cover.

Like parts are referred toby like reference characters throughout the drawings.

Referring in detail to the drawings illus- I trating the, device to which the improvements hereinafter described and claimed relate, Fig. 1 shows a hanger that consists essentially of a casing 14 and side arms 10 and 11 made in telescoping sections 10, 10 10 10 11', 11 11 and 11*, adapted to be folded within the casing 14 and confined therein by a cover 15 as hereinafter more fully described; the cover 15 also serving as an extension of the casing 14 for. supporting the said casing from a hook, nail or the like.

This form is peculiarly adapted for use as a hanger for a coat, overcoat or like garment.

The innermost sections 10 and 11 of the side arms 10 and 11 are connected by the pivots 12 and 13 with the casing 14 at the lower end thereof so that when the sections of said arms 10 and 11 are telescoped they may be swung upwardly into the casing 14 as indicated by dotted lines in Fig, 5.

In Fig. 5. I have illustrated a device of substantially the same type as shown in Fig.

and 31 are secured vertical flexible links 32 and 32- by means of the pivots 33 and 33, a portion of said flexible links extending above said extensions 31 and 31 so that it may be grasped and compressed to open the lower part thereof to grip the trousers, skirt or other article to be suspended.

Said flexible links 32 and 32 are folded within hollow extensions 31 and 81' and the said extensions are then slid into the arms 10 and 11. Grooves 28 and 28 are provided in the arms 10 and 11 having the slots 30 and 80 therein. Pins 29 and 29' are provided as particularly illustrated in Fig. 7. its the extensions 31 and 31 come in contact with said pins they travel along the grooves 28 and 28 until the said pins engage the slots 30 and 31. The distance being regulated so the at the time of such engagement said extensions and the flexible links folded therein will be entirely within said arms 10 and '11, whereby the same will be held firmly therein while the arms 10 and 11 are being folded into the casing 14. My improvements consist of theextensions 31 and 31 and the means as just described of locking the said extensions and the flexible links folded therein within said arms 10 and 11.

The casing 14 is open at the sides for the telescoping side arms 10 and 11 to pass therein and the upper end of said casing 141 is provided with a swivel 17 having a transversely extending bearing 16 engaged by a pivot 16 held on the free ends of the side arms of the cover 15, which latter is made preferably U shaped to form a hook when extended for hooking the cover onto a hook, nail or other suitable support. By having the swivel 17 the cover 15 and the casing 14 can be turned one relative to the other into any desired position over the casing lei so that its side arms pass over the openings at the sides of the casing let to close the same and thus confine the folded side arms 10 and 11 and the flexible links 32 and 82 and the extensions 31 and 31' within said casing.

In the use of the device as just described it has been found that it is impossible to secure the same over a horizontal bar or any bar not having an open end or a projection therefrom and I have overcome this fault by providing means to disengage a side arm of the cover 15 so that it can be readily placed over a bar and then restored to its original position. In Fig. 8 a slot 35 is pro vided in the lower portion of a side arm of the cover 15, said slot beinglarger in area at its top than at the bottom, as illustrated. Said slot 35 is adapted to fit over an extending end of the transverse bearing 16. To disengage the side arm of the cover 15 the said side arm is pressed outwardly disengaging the bar 16 from the slot 35 thereby disengaging the side arm so that it may be placed over a bar or like support and then be restored to its former position by pressing the side arm inwardly. As constant pressing of the side arm may tend to destroy its flexibility I have provided also that the same may be cut away at the upper part thereof 'and hinged with the hinge 34, thereby permitting the side arm to swing 36.. The said arm being constructed of material of such flexibility that it will swing outwardly when the clasp is released.

A. further disadvantage in the use of the hereinbefore described hanger is that when the telescopic sections of the arms 10 and 11 are extended preparatory to hanging a garment thereon, the said sections fall in and out by gravity making it difficult to place the entire garment thereon. I have overcome this difficulty by providing means to lock the sections in place when extended.

The method I find most practical is that shown in Figs. 1 and2. Pins 22 and 24: project from the inner side of the front of the casing 14 near its lower terminus. Curved slots 20 and 21 are provided in the arms 10 and 11 as illustrated and terminate in openings 28 and 25 so that as the arms 10 and 11 are being extended and brought into position the said pins 22 and 2 1- will engage and travel in the slots 20 and 21 with the upward movement of the arms 10 and 11 until said arms are fully extended when said pins seat in the openings '23 and 25 holding the arms 10 and 11 extended and in position.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a means ofattaining the same end by providing that a projection 18 extend from the innermost end of the arm 11, such projection 18 engaging a slot 19 in the innermost end of the arm 10. And in. Fig. 3 the same result is 01 tained by the use of the conventional button or glove clasp. the male member thereof 27 being provided on the innermost end of the arm 11 and the corresponding female connection 26 being provided on the innermost end of the arm 10.

I have constructed the arms 10 and 11 and their telescopic sections with a flat instead of a rounded under side as I find it more practical in that it prevents the turning of said arms.

From the foregoing detailed description of my invention the improvements hereinafter claimed will be apparent to those skilled'in the art'to which the invention pertains.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment hanger provided with a casing, foldable side arms adapted to be swung into said casing when in a folded position, an extension to said casing a swivel connecting said extension and said casing, secured to a transversely extending bar secured to the free end of a side arm of said extension and means provided in the lower end of the opposite side arm to detachably connect it with the opposite end of said transversely extending bar, substantially as shown and described. 7

2. In a garment hanger provided with a casing, foldable arms adapted to be swung into said casing when in a folded position, an extension to said casing, a swivel connecting said extension and said casing secured to a transversely extending bar secured to a free end of a side arm of said extension,

means provided in the lower end of the opposite side arm to detachably connect it with the opposite end of said transversely extending bar and means connected with said side arm whereby it may be swung to and from said extension, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 20

VETO ANTONIO VEDETTO. 

